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title: "Security Council and United Nations called on by human rights community to take urgent measures to protect human rights defenders and peacebuilders, especially in places of conflict"
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published_at: "2021-09-01T14:39:55+01:00"
modified_at: "2022-10-04T16:39:35+01:00"
author: "CIHRS"
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  - "United Nations Human Rights Council"
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  - "Palestine"
  - "Yemen"
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# Security Council and United Nations called on by human rights community to take urgent measures to protect human rights defenders and peacebuilders, especially in places of conflict

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) joined more than 350 human rights organizations around the world in an open letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, regarding efforts to protect women human rights defenders, peacebuilders, gender equality advocates and civil society leaders from attack and reprisal, ahead of the annual debate on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, during the 48th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which starts on September 14.

The letter focused in particular on the suffering of women in conflict areas, especially in Afghanistan, Myanmar, Colombia, Yemen, South Sudan, and Palestine. It also addressed systematic reprisals against women leaders, politicians, journalists, human rights defenders and human rights defenders because of their work or cooperation with United Nations mechanisms, as well as violence against lesbian and bisexual women, and the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on women, adolescents and girls.

The letter called on Secretary-General António Guterres to ensure that all necessary protection and support are provided to those at risk or for reprisals. The Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights also urged Ilse Brandis Keris to use her leadership role in the face of these reprisals, and to raise the issue of attacks on women defenders, peacebuilders and civil society leaders through the issuance of structured statements and ongoing briefings to the Security Council, the Informal Expert Group on Women Peace and Security, and stakeholders others, ensuring that its office leads coordination with other UN entities to avoid harm and provide support and follow up on individual cases.

#### 2021 Open Letter to Permanent Representatives to the United Nations in advance of the annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security

Dear Ambassadors,

The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is, at its heart, an agenda led by civil society, who, in partnership with Member States and the UN, lobbied for the adoption of Resolution 1325 (2000). At this year’s Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security, we ask you to stand with the women human rights defenders (WHRDs), peacebuilders, advocates for gender equality and other civil society leaders who play a critical role in advancing our common goal of peace, human rights and gender justice, yet are under relentless attack for doing so.

To be a woman today in many parts of the world, particularly in a conflict zone, means having to choose between fighting for your rights, or fighting for your life.

We are deeply concerned by the crisis in **Afghanistan** and the plight of the many Afghan women civil society leaders, peacebuilders, human rights defenders (HRDs) and journalists at grave risk, who have either been forced to flee or remain trapped in the country since the Taliban took power. Afghan women have courageously and tirelessly fought for their rights for decades, despite conflict, deeply-rooted discrimination, corruption and poverty — they are now under threat from a regime that has an extensive record of brutality and repression of women’s rights. In recent months, women leaders, activists and journalists have been [targeted ](https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/04/01/afghanistan-taliban-target-journalists-women-media)and [prevented ](https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/06/30/you-have-no-right-complain/education-social-restrictions-and-justice-taliban-held)from fully exercising their right to participate in all spheres of public and political life in areas under Taliban control. Women who are, or are perceived to be, lesbian or bisexual face additional risks of [persecution](https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/the-latest/statement-on-the-situation-of-lgbtqi-people-in-afghanistan).

Women human rights defenders in other conflict zones fare little better. In **Myanmar**, the women who [led](https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/23/myanmar-coup-women-human-rights-violence-military/) protests against the coup by the Tatmadaw in February this year are fighting against both the [military and](https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/12/myanmar-women-protest-junta-patriarchy-feminism/) [patriarchy](https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/03/12/myanmar-women-protest-junta-patriarchy-feminism/). They have been detained, [tortured ](https://www.omct.org/en/resources/statements/myanmar-the-junta-abuses-and-tortures-detained-women)and [sexually abused ](https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/note-correspondents/2021-06-25/note-correspondents-un-special-representative-patten-expresses-grave-concern-over-reports-of-sexual-violence-detention-setting-myanmar)for standing up for human rights and democracy, all while continuing to hold leading roles in the resistance movement. In **Colombia,** HRDs, especially [Afro-descendant, Indigenous](http://hrlr.law.columbia.edu/hrlr-online/understanding-threats-against-afro-descendant-women-human-rights-defenders-re-envisioning-security/) and [LGBTIQ activists,](https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=23960&LangID=E) are at [heightened](https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/04/20/amicus-brief-killings-human-rights-defenders-colombia) risk of gender-based violence for defending their rights, their land and their communities. **Yemeni activists** have [warned ](https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/A-HRC-45-CRP.7.pdf)that retaliation against women for participating in political life has reached unprecedented levels. **South Sudanese** defenders and peacebuilders both [within](https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AFR6535772021ENGLISH.pdf) and [outside](https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/sites/default/files/no_refuge_-_final.pdf) the country face routine targeting and surveillance. [**Palestinian** WHRDs](https://www.wilpf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Palestine-UPR_web-2-5.pdf) who criticize the Israeli occupation regularly face violence, raids, judicial harassment, arrest, assault and movement restrictions for carrying out their work.

**This is why they need your support.**

Threats and attacks against all HRDs and peacebuilders, wherever they occur, are unacceptable. They deter women and other advocates for gender equality from participation and leadership, especially those from marginalized communities, who must already overcome many other barriers to entering public life. Combined with the already [devastating impact ](https://www.care.org/news-and-stories/news/she-told-us-so/)of the COVID-19 pandemic for women, adolescents and girls, attacks are likely to further push women leaders back into the home, reversing decades of hard-won progress on gender equality and women’s rights.

The Security Council has repeatedly recognized civil society, particularly women’s groups, as crucial actors in conflict situations. As recently as 2019, the Security Council [called upon ](https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/s_res_2467.pdf)Member States to put in place measures to protect women civil society and [strongly encouraged](https://undocs.org/en/S/RES/2493(2019)) States to create a safe and enabling environment for all those who protect and promote human rights, women leaders, peacebuilders and other advocates for gender equality, to enable them to carry out their work independently, and to address threats and attacks against them.

Yet attacks [continue unabated](https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=24232&LangID=E), and protection of WHRDs and women peacebuilders remains one of the [starkest gaps ](https://www.womenpeacesecurity.org/roadmap-2020-civil-society/)in the Security Council’s implementation of the WPS agenda.

The Security Council has to date failed to address the root causes of this issue or mount an effective response when attacks against civil society occur. In addition, women civil society representatives invited to address the Security Council are increasingly [facing backlash ](https://ishr.ch/defenders-toolbox/resources/reprisals-new-ishr-policy-brief-reprisals-and-security-council/)following their briefings. They already risk their lives to serve their communities — they should not face further retaliation for engaging with the UN or calling for the international community’s support.

Security Council members [must ](https://undocs.org/A/HRC/46/35)consistently and publicly defend the space, voices and legitimacy of civil society, HRDs and peacebuilders, and condemn any attacks against them. Equally, both the UN and Member States have a duty to respond more effectively to reprisals against civil society who brief the Security Council. The solution is not fewer women civil society briefers, but more support to ensure they can brief safely. At present, [few ](https://undocs.org/A/HRC/46/35)practical resources are available in urgent, life-threatening individual cases of defenders at risk, and the responsibility of providing protective measures falls largely on other civil society organizations. This represents a critical protection gap that both States and the UN must work with civil society to urgently address.

Women’s agency, in all spheres, must not be sacrificed in the name of protection, but actively supported through concrete efforts to ensure they can fully participate. To this end, we call on all Member States, the UN and international leaders to prioritize, resource and actively support the full, equal and meaningful participation of women, in all their diversity, in all aspects of peace and security. Women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in peace processes is the bedrock of Resolution 1325 and already has the overwhelming support of [UN leadership](https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/s_2020_946.pdf), [Member States ](https://www.dfa.ie/media/missions/pmunnewyork/newsandevents/arria/Arria-Compilation---IWD2021---Women-and-UN-led-Peace-Processes-.pdf)and [civil society](https://www.womenpeacesecurity.org/resource/open-letter-un-wps-anniversary-october-2020/). We echo the call for the UN to “[lead by example](https://www.dfa.ie/pmun/newyork/news-and-speeches/securitycouncilstatements/arriaformulameetingstatements/arria-meeting-ensuring-full-equal--meaningful-participation-of-women-in-un-led-peace-processes.html),” and make women’s formal and direct participation a requirement across all peace processes it supports. To do so would send an unequivocal message to all parties that women have an equal right to participate, and that any attacks against them for doing so will not be tolerated.

In conclusion, we urge all Member States to:

- Immediately stop intimidation, attacks or reprisals against all HRDs, including WHRDs, peacebuilders and civil society leaders; and ensure accountability of perpetrators when such acts occur.
- Prevent threats and violence against WHRDs, women peacebuilders, civil society leaders and other advocates for gender equality, and elevate their role in promoting peace and human
- Call on Secretary-General António Guterres to ensure that all UN staff understand and champion the important work of diverse women peacebuilders and WHRDs and provide all necessary protection and support to those at risk or who have faced reprisals. This includes ensuring that rapid, flexible and targeted resources for women civil society at risk are available, collaborating
 
Urge Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights Ilze Brands Kehris to use her leadership role on reprisals to elevate the issue of attacks against diverse WHRDs, peacebuilders and civil society leaders by regularly issuing public statements and briefing the Security Council and the Informal Expert Group on Women Peace and Security, as well as other relevant stakeholders, to raise awareness about broader trends as well as, where appropriate, the status of specific cases,; and to ensure that her office leads coordination with other relevant UN entities to avert harm, provide support and follow up on individual cases.

Ensure that all peace operations are fully resourced and empowered, including through strengthened partnerships with civil society, to monitor, report on and provide practical, gender-responsive support to all HRDs and peacebuilders at risk, including individuals at risk of reprisal related to engagement with the UN system.

Ensure women civil society representatives continue to regularly brief the Security Council during all relevant discussions, including country-specific meetings in line with Resolution 2242 (2015); that they are selected and supported by their peers in non-governmental organizations; and that their recommendations are acted upon by Security Council members.

More than 20 years after the adoption of Resolution 1325, we are deeply troubled by the backlash against WHRDs, women peacebuilders and other civil society leaders, and the slow implementation of the WPS agenda. Today, we call on the Security Council, UN leadership and Member States to respect and protect those at the heart of the WPS agenda — WHRDs, women peacebuilders and civil society leaders — and to defend their right to continue their work, free of fear of reprisal, harassment or abuse. There can be no just and durable peace without WHRDs and peacebuilders.

Sincerely,

1. NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security (NGOWG) – Global
2. Amnesty International (AI) – United Kingdom, Global
3. Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) – United States, Global
4. Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights (CGSHR) – United States, Global
5. Cordaid – Netherlands, Global
6. Global Justice Center (GJC) – United States, Global
7. Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) – United States, Global
8. Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) – Netherlands, Global
9. Human Rights Watch (HRW) – United States, Global
10. International Alert (IA) – United Kingdom, Global
11. MADRE – United States, Global
12. Nobel Women’s Initiative (NWI) – Canada, Global
13. OutRight Action International – United States, Global
14. Refugees International (RI) – United States, Global
15. Women Enabled International (WEI) – United States, Global
16. Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) – Global
17. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) – Global
18. “The Awakening” – Pakistan
19. 1325 Network Finland – Finland
20. منظمة عبس التنموية للمرأة والطفل (Abs Development for Woman and Child) (ADO) – Yemen
21. ACT for SOCIETY Center (AfS) – Albania, Global
22. Action for Girls and Women Survival (AGWOMSUR) – Liberia
23. Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) – UK, Global
24. Action pour le Développement de l’initiative Locale (ADILO) – Mali
25. Actions Jeunes et Femmes pour le Développement Durable (AJFDD) – Mali
26. Actions pour la Lutte Contre les Injustices Sociales (ALCIS) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
27. African Indigenous Women Empowerment (AIWE) – South Sudan
28. Afrihealth Optonet Association (CSOs Network) – Nigeria
29. Aid Organization – Bangladesh
30. Aisling Swaine, Professor of Gender Studies, School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, University College Dublin – Ireland
31. Alliance Congolaise pour les Foyers et Combustibles Améliorés (ACFCA) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
32. Alliance for Women and Children Development (AWACD) – Liberia
33. منتدى المحبة والسلام للطلبة والشباب (ALmahabba Wes Salam Forum for Students and Youth) (MWSY) – Iraq
34. مؤسسة السناء لحقوق الانسان (Al-Sanaa Foundation for Human Rights) (ASFHR) – Iraq
35. Amal Chariot Foundation (ACF) – South Sudan
36. Arab Women Network for Parity and Solidarity (Tha’era) – Egypt
37. Asia Pacific Network of Refugees (APNOR) – Australia, Global
38. Asian Bridge India – India
39. Asociacion de genero por la paridad – Argentina
40. Asociación de Trabajadoras a Domicilio y de Maquila (ATRAHDOM) – Guatemala
41. ASOCIACION MUTUAL N UEVA SIGLO XXI – Argentina
42. Associação Caboverdiana de Luta contra violência Baseado no Género (ACLCVBG) – Cape Verde
43. Association Gender, Security, Peace (AGSP) – Albania
44. Association de Lutte Contre les Violences Sexuelles et Appui à la Promotion du Développement Durable (ALUCOVIS-APDD) – Burundi
45. Association Dea Dia (ADD) – Serbia
46. Association Development by Young People (ADYP) – Burkina Faso
47. Association du Developpement et de la promotion de Droit de l’Homme (ADPDH) – Mauritania
48. Association Femmes et Initiatives pour le Développement (FID) – Mali
49. Association For Promotion Sustainable Development – India
50. Association for the welfare of women and indigenous people – Cameroon
51. Association Herasun – Mali
52. Association Musow Démé Ton (AMDT) – Mali
53. Association of World Citizens (AWC) – France, Global
54. Association Promotion Féminine Gaoua (APFG) – Burkina Faso
55. Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) – Australia
56. Australian National University (ANU) – Australia
57. Baghdad Women Association (BWA) – Iraq
58. Bahrain Center for Human Rights – Bahrain
59. بيتي أنا بيتك (Baite Ana Baytac) (BAB) – Syria
60. Bamendankwe Rural Development Women Organisation (BARUDWO) – Cameroon
61. Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE) – Nigeria
62. Bureau d’études sur l’implication des femmes dans les ODD d’ici 2030 (BEIF-ODD2030) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
63. Burundian Women for Peace and Development (BWPD) – Burundi
64. Cadire Cameroon Association (CADIRE) – Cameroon
65. Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) – Tunisia
66. Cameroon Youth Economic Forum (CAMYEF) – Cameroon
67. Canaan Project – Friedensfestival Berlin – Palestine
68. Cedar Seed Foundation (CSF) – Nigeria
69. Center for Migration, Gender, and Justice (CMGJ) – Global
70. Center for Peace Education, Miriam College – Philippines
71. Center for Security and Peace Albania (CSPA) – Albania
72. Center for strengthening community voices (CSCOV) – South Sudan
73. Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) – United States, Global
74. Center to Assist and Protect Child Rights of Nepal (CAPCRON) – Nepal
75. Centre for Social and Gender Research “New Life” – Ukraine
76. Центр Женщина и Современный Мир (Center Women and Modern World) (CWMW) – Azerbaijan
77. CENTRO MUJERES A.C. – Mexico
78. Centro Studi Difesa Civile APS (CSDC) – Italy
79. CHIKKA FEDERATION OF INDIA – India
80. Christian Aid – United Kingdom, Global
81. CIVICUS – Global
82. CNCD-11.11.11 – Belgium
83. Coalition for Action on 1325 (CoACT) – Uganda
84. Colectivo Género y Teología para el Desarrollo – Bolivia
85. Collectif Femmes engagées comoriennes de France (CFECF) – France
86. Colombia Diversa – Colombia
87. Commission Episcopale Justice et Paix (CEJP-RCA) – Central African Republic
88. Common Effort Organization (CE) – Lebanon
89. Community Development Association (CDA) – Sudan
90. Concern for Community Resources Development (CCRD) – Tanzania
91. Conciliation Resources – United Kingdom, Global
92. Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of Good Shepherd (CNDCB) – Italy
93. Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (CSJP) – United States
94. Congregations of St. Joseph – United States, Global
95. Cooperativa Autogestionaria de Servicios Profesionales para la Solidaridad Social R.L (CoopeSoliDar R.L) – Costa Rica
96. Coordinadora de la Mujer – Bolivia
97. Coordination Nationale des Associations des Jeunes pour la lutte contre le Sida (CONAJELUS) – Chad
98. Corporación Ágoras – Colombia
99. Corporación de Apoyo a Comunidades Populares (CODACOP) – Colombia
100. Corporación de Investigación y acción social y económica (CIASE) – Colombia
101. Counselling Line for Women and Girls (CLWG) – Albania
102. CRAM-CRAM – Mali
103. Crown The Woman (CREW) – South Sudan
104. CWIN Nepal – Nepal
105. Défis & Objectifs Centrafrique (DOC) – Central African Republic
106. منظمة المرأة الديمقراطية (Democratic Women Organization) – Iraq
107. ديموس (Demos) – Syria
108. Derechos Humanos y Medio Ambiente (DHUMA) – Peru
109. Dochas – Ireland
110. Dominican Leadership Conference (DLC) – United States, Global
111. Dynamique des Femmes pour la bonne Gouvernance (DYFEGOU) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
112. Echoes of Women in Africa Initiatives (ECOWA) – Nigeria
113. Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) – Egypt
114. EKTA Resource Center for Women – India
115. Equality Fund – Canada, Global
116. Equality Now – United States, Global
117. Equidad de Género, Ciudadanía, Trabajo y Familia – Mexico
118. Equity Watch Initiative (E-WIN) – Nigeria
119. EVE Organization for Women Development (EVE) – South Sudan
120. Farmers and Herders Initiative for Peace and Development (FHIPD) – Nigeria
121. Faudar Rural Educational Society for Harijans – India
122. FeminismoINC – Venezuela
123. Feminist for Peace Rights and Justice Centre (FPRJC) Kenya
124. Feminist Humanitarian Network (FHN) – Global
125. Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) – United States, Global
126. Femmes Droits et developpement en Afrique/MALI (WILDAF/MALI) – Mali
127. Femmes en Action Tosangana (FAT) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
128. Femmes et Droits Humains (F&DH-Mali) – Mali
129. International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA CAMEROON) – Cameroon
130. Finn Church Aid (FCA) – Finland, Global
131. Focus Development Association (FDA) – Madagascar
132. FOKUS – Forum for Women and Development – Norway, Global
133. Fond pour les femmes Congolaises (FFC) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
134. Fondazione Proclade Internazionale-onlus (FPI) – Italy
135. Foro de Mujeres del Mercosur – Argentina
136. Forum of Federations – Canada, Global
137. Franciscans International – Switzerland, Global
138. Frauennetzwerk für Frieden e.V. – Germany
139. Front Line Defenders (FLD) – Global
140. Frontiers for Peace and Development in Africa (FPDA) – Uganda
141. Fundacion Arcoiris por el respeto a la diversidad sexual (FARDS) – Mexico
142. Fundación Unidas: Mujeres Construyendo Tejido Social – Colombia
143. Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa-USA (GPFA-USA) – United States, Liberia
144. Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS) – United Kingdom, Global
145. Gender-Center Moldova – Republic of Moldova
146. Generation Equality Youth Task Force (YTF) – Global
147. Ghana Centre for Education, Training & Research (GhacetarNGO) – Ghana
148. غصن الزيتون للشباب (Ghasin Al-Zation Organization for Youth) (GZY) – Iraq
149. Girl, Peace and Security – Indonesia
150. Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights (GCENR) – United States, Global
151. Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect (GCR2P) – United States
152. Global Exchange – United States
153. Global Fund for Women – United States
154. Global Independent Refugee Women Leaders (GIRWL) – Global
155. Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation (GSCDM) – Nepal, Global
156. Global Sunrise Productions Inc. – Canada, Global
157. Global Woman P.E.A.C.E. Foundation (GWPF) – United States, Global
158. Global Women’s Institute (GWI) – United States
159. Good Living Initiative (GLIN) – Nigeria
160. Graduate Women International (GWI) – Global
161. Graduate Women New Zealand (GWNZ) – New Zealand
162. Gramin Punarnirman Sansthan (GPS) – India
163. Grassroots Women Initiative Network (GWIN) – Kenya
164. Haus of Khameleon (HK) – Fiji
165. Heartland Alliance International (HAI) – United States
166. مركز الخليل المجتمعي لتعليم الشباب و الكبار (Hebron Community Center for Youth and Adult Education) (HCCYAE) – Palestine
167. Hope for Her (HFH) – South Sudan
168. Hope for Peoples – Sudan
169. Human Rights Advocates (HRA) – United States, Global
170. Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA) – South Africa
171. Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa (HRREC) – Canada
172. I CAN South Sudan (ICSS) – Uganda
173. Impact: Center against Human Trafficking and Sexual Violence in Conflict – Netherlands
174. Impunity Watch (IW) – Netherlands
175. Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Loreto Generalate (IBVM UN NGO) – Italy
176. Instituto de Enseñanza para el Desarrollo Sostenible (IEPADES) – Guatemala
177. Общественная организация «Взаимодействие» (Interaction) – Republic of Moldova
178. Interfaith Diversity Network of West Africa (IDNOWA) – Ghana
179. Internasjonal kvinneliga for fred og frihet (IKFF) (WILPF Norway) – Norway
180. International Action Network for Gender Equity & Law (IANGEL) – United States, Global
181. International Center for Multigenerational Legacies of Trauma (ICMGLT) – United States, Global
182. International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) – United States, Global
183. International Civil Society Action Network (ICAN) – United States, Global
184. International Peace Bureau (IPB) – Germany
185. International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) – Global
186. International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPFWHR) – United States
187. International Presentation Association (IPA) – Ireland, Global
188. International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) – Switzerland, Global
189. Интерсекциональная феминистская квир инициатива “Сила равенства” (Intersectional feminist queer initiative “The Power of Equality”) – Russia
190. Iraqi Al-Amal Association – Iraq
191. Iraqi Women Network (IWN) – Iraq
192. Irish Peace and Conflict Network – Ireland
193. Itach-Maaki – Women Lawyers for Social Justice (IM) – Israel
194. Jewish Women International (JWI) – United States
195. Jusoor Center for Studies and Development (Jusoor Libya) – Libya
196. Just Like My Child Foundation (JLMC) – Uganda
197. Justice Coalition of Religious (JCoR) – United States, Global
198. U.L.U.-Women and Development (KULU) – Denmark
199. Kennedy Institute Peacebuilding Group (KIPG) – Ireland, Global
200. Khulumani Support Group (KSG) – South Africa
201. KONETA – United States
202. Korea Women’s Alliance (KWA) – South Korea
203. Last Mile4D (LM4D) – United States, Global
204. Professor Laura J. Shepherd, FHEA, ARC Future Fellow, Co-Director of the UKRI GCRF Gender, Justice and Security Hub – United Kingdom
205. Ligue pour la solidarité Congolaise (LSC) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
206. Ligue Tchadienne des Droits de l’Homme (LTDH) – Chad
207. Lutheran World Federation (LWF) – Switzerland, Global
208. Madhok Foundation – India
209. Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) – Bangladesh
210. MARYKNOLL Sisters Japan – Japan
211. Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic, Inc. – United States, Global
212. منظمة مزايا النسائية (MAZAYA Women) – Syria
213. MenEngage Global Alliance – Global
214. Mercy International Association (MIA-Global Action) – Ireland, Global
215. Midlands State University – Zimbabwe
216. Mother of Hope Cameroon (MOHCAM) – Cameroon
217. Movement for Rural Development Organization (MRDO) – Pakistan
218. Muwatin Media Network – United Kingdom
219. Namibia Diverse Women’s Association (NDWA) – Namibia
220. National Council of Jewish Women Australia – Australia
221. National Organization for Women (NOW) – United States
222. National Organization for Women Sierra Leone – Sierra Leone
223. تيار التوافق الوطني (National Reconciliation Movement) (NRM) – Yemen
224. National Women’s Council of Ireland (NWC) – Ireland
225. Nationality for All (NFA) – Australia
226. Network of Disabled Women (NDW) – Nigeria
227. New Women Connectors (NWC) – Netherlands , Global
228. North American Climate, Conservation and Environment (NACCE) – United States
229. North American Men Engage Network (NAMEN) – Other
230. Observatoire Kisal – France, Global
231. Observatorio de Género y Equidad – Chile
232. Oganizacion Pana africana de mulheres, OPM (PAWO) – Angola
233. منظمة اللاعنف بالصحراء الغربية (Organization of Nonviolence) (NOVA) – Algeria
234. Ohaha Family Foundation – Nigeria
235. ONG ADOKA – Côte d’Ivoire
236. ONGDH Forum de la Femme Ménagère (FORFEM) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
237. Pacific Women’s Watch (NZ) (PWW(NZ)) – New Zealand
238. Partners West Africa Sénégal (PWA Sénégal) – Senegal
239. Pathways for Women’s Empowerment and Development (PaWED – Cameroon
240. PAX – Netherlands, Global
241. Pax Christi International (PCI) – Belgium, Global
242. Pax Christi Philippines – Philippines
243. Pax Christi USA (PCUSA) – United States
244. PCAsia – Cambodia
245. Peace and Development Network Trust (PeaceNet-Kenya) – Kenya
246. Peace Direct – United Kingdom, Global
247. Peace is Loud – United States, Global
248. Peace Movement Aotearoa – New Zealand
249. Peace Track Initiative (PTI) – Canada, Global
250. Permanent Peace Movement (PPM) – Lebanon
251. Plan International – Global
252. Plan International EU Office – Belgium, Global
253. Planet Ally – Australia, Global
254. Plateforme des femmes pour la paix en Casamance (PFPC) – Senegal
255. Population Institute – United States
256. Population Media Center (PMC) – United States, Global
257. Professional Association of Legal Women – Morocco
258. Progressive Voice – Myanmar
259. Punjab Women Collective – India
260. Queer Hindu Alliance – India
261. Rafto Foundation for Human Rights – Norway
262. Raise Your Voice Saint Lucia Inc – Saint Lucia
263. Reach Out Cameroon NGO (REO) – Cameroon
264. Red de educación Popular entre Mujeres de América Latina y el Caribe (REPEM LAC) – Bolivia
265. Red Dot Foundation (RDF) – India, Global
266. Red Nacional Universitaria por la Equidad de Género en la Educación Superior (RNUEGES) – Colombia
267. Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders in MENA (WHRDMENAC) – Spain
268. Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary (RSHM NGO) – Global
269. RESEAU MUSONET MALI (MUSONET) – Mali
270. Réseau Ressources Naturelles (RRN) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
271. Общественное движение ЛГБТ “Реверс” (“REVERS” LGBT social movement) – Russia
272. Rural Women Peace Link (RWPLKenya) – Kenya
273. Saathi and 1325 Action Group (1325AG) – Nepal
274. Salam for Democracy and Human Rights (Salam DHR) – United Kingdom, Global
275. مرصد الصحراء للسلم والديمقراطية وحقوق الانسان (Sahara Observatory for Peace, Democracy and Human Rights (OSPDH) – Morocco
276. SALVAGINAS Colectiva Ecofeminista – Bolivia
277. SAUTI YA MAMA MUKONGOMANI (SMM) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
278. Servicio Desarrollo Rural y Agricultura (SEDRA) – Chile
279. SEEK Feminist Research Network (SEEK) – Netherlands, Global
280. Self Awareness Resource and Learning (SARAL) – India
281. Servicios Ecumenicos para Reconciliacion y Reconstruccion (SERR) – United States
282. Sex og Politikk, IPPF Norway – Norway
283. Shoura for Building National Consensus (Shoura BNC) – Jordan
284. Sierra Leone Action Network on Small Arms (SLANSA) – Sierra Leone
285. SINDER Universidad Nacional de Colombia (SINDER) – Colombia
286. Sisters of Charity Federation – United States, Global
287. Sisters Trust Canada (STC) – Canada, Global
288. Society for Appraisal and Women Empowerment in Rural Areas (SAWERA) – Pakistan
289. Society for Conservation and Sustainability of Energy and Environment in Nigeria (SOCSEEN) – Nigeria
290. Society for Economic, Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Development (SEEED) – Nigeria
291. Society for Orphan Neglected and Youths (SONY) – India
292. Society for the Improvement of Rural People (SIRP) – Nigeria
293. Solidarité Féminine Pour la Paix et le Développement Intégral (SOFEPADI) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
294. Sonke Gender Justice – South Africa
295. Soroptimist International – United Kingdom, Global
296. SOS Center for Youth Capabilities Development – Yemen
297. Sos Equilibre/Plateforme pour la Paix – Senegal
298. South Sudan Women with Disability Network (SSWDN) – South Sudan
299. South-Eastern Women Development Association (SEWODA) – Liberia
300. Sri Lanka Campaign for Peace and Justice – United Kingdom
301. Sri-Lanka Doctors for Peace and Development – Sri Lanka
302. Stichting Molukse Vrouwen Raad (MVR) – Netherlands
303. Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn of Africa (SIHA Network) – Uganda
304. Success Capital Organisation – Botswana
305. Support for Women in Governance Organization (SWIGO) – South Sudan
306. Support Trust for Africa Development – Netherlands
307. Swedish Women’s Lobby (SWL) – Sweden
308. SYNERGIE DES FEMMES POUR LES VICTIMES DES VIOLENCES SEXUELLES (SFVS) – Democratic Republic of the Congo
309. Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) – France
310. التجمع النسوي السوري (Syrian Feminist Society) (SFS) – Syria
311. صدى الجنوب السوري (Syrian South Echo) – Syria
312. مركز تفوق الإستشاري للتنمية (Tafawuq Consulting Center for Development) (TFCCD) – Bahrain
313. Tanggol Bayi – Philippines
314. TERRE DES FEMMES – Menschenrechte für die Frau e.V. (TDF) – Germany
315. The Center of International Humanitarian Law & Human Rights (CIHLHR) – Yemen, Global
316. The Gender Security Project (GSP) – India
317. The Hunger Project – United States, Global
318. The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation – Sweden, Global
319. The Norwegian Human Rights Fund (NHRF) – Norway, Global
320. المنظمة اليمنية للدفاع عن حقوق الانسان والحريات الديمقراطية (The Yemeni Organization for the Defense of Human Rights and Democratic Freedoms) – Yemen
321. Titi Foundation – South Sudan
322. TMB Consulting International – United States
323. Trócaire – Ireland, Global
324. Ukrainian Association for Research in Women’s History (UARWH) – Ukraine
325. United Against Inhumanity (UAI) – Global
326. United Children Integrated Development Action Uganda (UNCIDA) – Uganda
327. United Stateless (USL) – United States
328. University Youth Foundation for Development (UYFD) – Yemen
329. Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights (UAF) – United States, Global
330. Vision GRAM-International (VGI) – Canada, Global
331. Vita Books – Kenya
332. VIVAT International (VI) – United States, Global
333. West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP) – Niger
334. War Stories Peace Stories (WSPS) – United States, Global
335. “WE” Network for WHRDS – United Kingdom
336. West Africa Citizen Think Tank (WATHI) – Senegal
337. Widows for Peace through Democracy (WPD) – United Kingdom, Global
338. WILPF-Centrafrique (WILPF-CAR) – Central African Republic
339. WO=MEN Dutch Gender Platform – Netherlands
340. وجود للأمن الإنساني (Wogood for Human Security) (WHS) – Yemen
341. Woman Advancement for Economic and Leadership Empowerment in Africa Foundation (WAELE) – Nigeria
342. Women 4Nonviolence (W4NV) – Norway
343. Women Against Violence and Expediency Handling Initiative (WAVEHI) – Nigeria
344. Women and Children Initiatives Inc (WCI) – Liberia
345. Women and Children Legal Research Foundation (WCLRF) – Afghanistan
346. Women Cross DMZ (WCDMZ) – Uganda
347. Women Deliver – United States
348. Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF) – Netherlands, Global
349. Women for Lebanon (WNLB) – Lebanon
350. Women for Peace and Democracy Nepal (WPD) – Nepal
351. Women for Women International – United Kingdom
352. Women Fund Azerbaijan (WFA) – Azerbaijan
353. Women Graduates-USA (WG-USA) – United States
354. Women in Adult and Vocational Education (WAVE) – Australia
355. Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) – Liberia
356. Women Now for Development (WND) – Syria
357. المجموعات النسوية السياسية و المدنية (Women of Sudanese Civic and Political Groups) (MANSAM) – Sudan
358. Women Peacebuilders Network (WOPEN) – Cameroon
359. Women Peacekeepers-Philippines (WePeace) – Philippines
360. Women Pillar Alliance (WOPA) – Kenya
361. وحدة دعم وتمكين المرأة (Women Support Unit) (WSU) – Syria
362. Women With Disability Self Reliance Foundation (WWDSRF) – Nigeria
363. Women’s Centre for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC) – Palestine
364. Women’s Global Network for Reproductive Rights (WGNRR) – Philippines, Global
365. Women’s Initiatives Network (WIN) – Netherlands, Global
366. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom – Aotearoa (WILPF Aotearoa) – New Zealand
367. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Denmark – Denmark
368. Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Ghana (WILPF Ghana) – Ghana
369. Women’s International Peace Centre – Uganda
370. Women’s League of Burma (WLB) – Myanmar, Global
371. Women’s Rights Center (WRC) – Montenegro
372. Women’s UN Report Network (WUNRN) – United States, Global
373. World Federalist Movement/Institute for Global Policy (WFM/IGP) – Netherlands, Global
374. World March of Women (WMW) – Kenya, Global
375. World Pulse – United States, Global
376. منظمة مدرسة السلام (Yemen Peace School Organization) (YPS) – Yemen
377. YGlobal Uganda (YUganda) – Uganda, Global
378. Youth and Women for Opportunities Uganda (YWOU) – Uganda
379. Youth Leadership Development Foundation (YLDF) – Yemen
380. Youth Sustainable Development Centre (YSDC) – Eswatini
381. Zonta International – United States, Global